I love NSO and Sanrio!!! My oshi is My Melody! Please send me everything My Melody related you find. I also love the Pitt, medical stuff in general, and Ethel Cain
Trigger warnings and DNI
-Trigger warning here for drugs, alcohol, mental illness in general, speed addicton, and landmine tendencies
-DNI is all the normal stuff (racists, homophobes, transphobes, ect) and pro 4n4 accs because I am in recovery β‘
For clarity, when I said "don't push yourself", I didn't mean "don't ever test your physical and emotional limits"; I just meant maybe the Costco parking lot is not the place to conduct that particular experiment.
Happy (almost) feast of St. Carlo Acutis (October 12), who was just canonized last month!
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JOKE-OGRAPHY:
This cartoon's premise -- saints in heaven interceding at desks in the clouds like it's a wholesome little 9 to 5 job -- is based on the trailer for Tiny Saints' new animated show, which you can help fund now by going to their website right here! You've probably seen their cute little saint keychains and rosaries in gift shops, but this is a whole new way to enjoy your favorite saints. As of today there are about 13 days left to support their campaign, so give what you can!
For those who don't know, St. Carlo Acutis was born in London in 1991 and raised in Milan. Most of his family members were lapsed Catholics, but he showed an interest in the faith and learned about it from his Polish babysitter. He learned, he grew, and he shared his vibrant faith with his loved ones by word and action, inspiring family and friends to convert (or return) to Catholicism. He loved giving to the poor, standing up for the downtrodden, and using his talents to enrich others. Eventually, he fell ill with leukemia and offered his suffering to God before passing away in 2006 at only 15 years old. Despite being a 90's kid, his story is reminiscent of many older saints. He was canonized as an official saint in the Catholic Church in September of 2025 (and I actually got to attend his canonization Mass at the Vatican)! This October 12th marks his first feast day as an official saint, hence (in this cartoon) Mary's greeting in the first panel.
When Carlo was old enough to have a computer, he learned how to code and build websites. He built a website for his local church, then made websites to compile Marian apparitions and Eucharistic miracles to bring people closer the Jesus. As a saint, he's often depicted with a laptop, one of his many methods of evangelization.
As a 90's kid, Carlo played sports and videogames. One of the games he's said to have played is "Halo: Combat Evolved," a game about the space soldier, Master Chief, fighting the evil alien alliance, the Covenant. The Halo franchise became huge between 2001 and (at least) 2010, defining a generation of gamers. Despite it's special place in my heart, today's Halo media struggles to recapture the franchise's glory days, hence (in this cartoon) Mary's harsh appraisal of its modern relevance in the final panel.
Saintly intercessions (or the practice of asking saints to pray with you or on your behalf) goes back to the earliest days of Christianity. The practice is linked to the belief that the saints are still alive in God, and so, just like we ask our friends (who are alive on earth) to pray for us, we ask the saints (who are alive in heaven) to pray for us. Because Carlo was a gamer, in this cartoon, he's fielding a bunch of somewhat petty prayers from people who want him to ask God to help them beat a videogame. When he explains this to Mary, one might assume she'd have no clue what he's talking about, since she lived nearly two millennia before the first videogame was produced. However, as the most popular saint when it comes to intercessions, I'm sure Mary's picked up on some things.
Being pro choice shouldn't be complicated. When religious fanatics write laws over women's bodies, women die of sepsis with their dead babies rotting inside them. You people aren't doctors and don't know what the fuck you're actually doing to people when you ban all chemical and surgical abortions. You can't magically ban all abortion YOU feel is unjustified. You deny all women of basic human respect, autonomy and life saving medical procedures, and tell yourself it's what God wants because that's what you've been told by man, or you don't. When you say you're pro life (kinda pro choice but it's complicated), just know we all know that means you'd deny other women essential medical care, but if you ever had an ectopic or even a financially difficult pregnancy, you'd get one in a second.
hi, I actually do wanna elaborate here but first. Thank you for speaking about these women, we ignore them far too often. I am not against an abortion to take out an already dead baby, I am not against an abortion to take out something that is not alive. My stance is we should do more to help give pregnant mothers options and try to prevent abortions, not outlaw them. Give them financial aid and mental health support. Ensure they are in safe relationships and have communal support. That is what I am pro.
My very specific trauma response is to make people see me as human, when threatened I make personal comments and anything that could soften someoneβs image of me
had a nightmare from when I was almost forcibly sedated and so that was pleasant. Iβm in a horrible flare up and nauseous. On the bright side I showered even tho it was hard.
My bf is an atheist and very pro choice and pro assisted suicide and occasionally pro murder, Iβm Catholic and pro life (pro choice kinda but In a way thatβs very complicated) so sometimes we are just like
I think sometimes we're too serious all the time in our prayers, Like let's normalize thanking God for our special interests. Let's normalize yapping to Jesus about our hyperfixations. Let's normalize saying stuff like "let's roll that again" or "I can't talk wtf" when you mess up a prayer. Let's normalize being so excited about something you randomly go like "Oh my God did you see that Jesus look at this holy shit". Let's normalize being so super jolly you go to Mary squealing "MAMAAAA!!!!" And kissing her icon or statue. Let's normalize some unapologetic religious WHIMSY
had a nightmare from when I was almost forcibly sedated and so that was pleasant. Iβm in a horrible flare up and nauseous. On the bright side I showered even tho it was hard.
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